Functional Movement Disorder

This book is a practical manual for clinical practitioners seeking to take an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and management of functional movement disorder (FMD). It discusses case vignettes, reviews the diagnostic approach, provides an update on available treatments, highlights clinical pearls and details references for further reading.Organized into three parts, the book begins with a framework for conceptualizing FMD - including its historical context, the biopsychosocial model and an integrated neurologic-psychiatric perspective towards overcoming mind-body dualism. Part II then provides a comprehensive overview of different FMD presentations including tremor, dystonia, gait disorders, and limb weakness, as well as common non-motor issues such as pain and cognitive symptoms. The book concludes with chapters on updated practices in delivering the diagnosis, working with patients and care partners to achieve shared understanding of a complex condition, as well as an overview of evidence-based and evolving treatments. Supplemented with high-quality patient videos, Functional Movement Disorder is written for practicing neurologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, allied mental health professionals, and rehabilitation experts with an interest in learning more about diagnosis and management of FMD.

Kathrin LaFaver, MDNorthwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineAssociate Professor of Neurology259 E Erie Street, Chicago, IL, USA(As of August 1, 2021: Saratoga Hospital Medical Group, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA) Carine W. Maurer, MD, PhDRenaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook UniversityAssistant Professor, Department of NeurologyHSC T12-020 Stony Brook, NY, USA Timothy Nicholson, MBBS, BSc, MSc, PhD, MRCP, MRCPsych,Maudsley & Kings College HospitalsClinical Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry Psychology & NeuroscienceLondon, UK David L. Perez, MD, MMSc Massachusetts General Hospital Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School 55 Fruit St. Boston, MA, USA